May 24, 2018 | Army
When Hazel Johnson, an operating room nurse who graduated from the Harlem Hospital School of Nursing, joined the Army in 1955, she thought it would be an opportunity that would allow her to explore the world and hone her nursing skills. She had no idea she would...
May 23, 2018 | Army
We started out routing the enemy. We overran some of their positions and started taking prisoners with our fixed bayonets. From that point, we were spearheading, advancing our positions, with our artillery behind us and shells going off everywhere. Our unit was doing...
May 21, 2018 | Army
Beverly Clark (21 May 1967 – 25 February 1991). SPC Clark was killed during the SCUD Missle attack on the U.S. barracks at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. She was one of the 96 U.S. Army Soldiers who were Killed In Action during the Persian Gulf War. Note: Susan Ann...
May 19, 2018 | Army
972nd Military Police Company, ARNG Massachusetts, Desert Storm. We honor you, Kimberly Matunis. (Submission by: Kym McMat via Desert Storm Combat Women “DSCW,” www.desertstormcombatwomen.com)
May 17, 2018 | Army
In 1942, Jackie Robinson was drafted into the military to a segregated cavalry unit in Kansas. There he also faced discrimination when he and other colored soldiers applied for Officer Candidate School (OCS) and were later accepted after much fighting and debate....
May 16, 2018 | Army
Army Maj. Donald G. Carr, 32, of San Antonio, accounted for on Aug. 19, 2015, will be buried May 11, at San Antonio National Cemetery. On July 6, 1971, Carr was assigned to the Mobile Launch Team 3, 5th Special Forces Group, as an observer in an OV-10A aircraft that...
